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FOREWORD

© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. FOREWORD VII
  3. CONTENTS IX
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS XI
  5. PART ONE. A YOUNG AMERICAN
  6. Chapter I. ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 3
  7. Chapter II. EMBARKED ON A PROFESSIONAL CAREER 10
  8. Chapter III. A NEW VENTURE 18
  9. Chapter IV. HENRY WHEATON AND THE SUPREME COURT 26
  10. PART TWO. A LAWYER IN THE POLITICAL ARENA
  11. Chapter V. THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 39
  12. Chapter VI. THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY 44
  13. Chapter VII. A RETURN TO THE ASSEMBLY 55
  14. Chapter VIII. BACK TO WASHINGTON 63
  15. Chapter IX. ONE OF THE REVISERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE LAWS 71
  16. Chapter X. THE AFTERMATH 74
  17. PART THREE. CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES IN DENMARK
  18. Chapter XI. COPENHAGEN 81
  19. Chapter XII. WRITINGS ABOUT SCANDINAVIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE 87
  20. Chapter XIII. THE TREATY OF INDEMNITY 94
  21. Chapter XIV. VISITS TO FRANCE AND ENGLAND 106
  22. Chapter XV. OTHER DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS 112
  23. Chapter XVI. CONTEMPORARY EVENTS OUTLINED IN DESPATCHES 120
  24. Chapter XVII. WHEATON VS PETERS 124
  25. PART FOUR. ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY TO GERMANY
  26. Chapter XVIII. THE GERMAN CUSTOMS UNION 137
  27. Chapter XIX. THE ELEMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 145
  28. Chapter XX. ACCREDITED AS ENVOY 151
  29. Chapter XXI. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH THE ZOLLVEREIN 155
  30. Chapter XXII. TREATY WITH HANOVER 170
  31. Chapter XXIII. TOBACCO DUTIES 177
  32. Chapter XXIV. PARIS 1841–1842 187
  33. Chapter XXV. THE RIGHT OF SEARCH 197
  34. Chapter XXVI. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 215
  35. Chapter XXVII. THE TREATY WITH THE ZOLLVEREIN 227
  36. Chapter XXVIII. OPPOSITION TO THE TREATY 235
  37. Chapter XXIX. THE TREATY FAILS OF RATIFICATION 247
  38. Chapter XXX. THE FINAL FATE OF THE TREATY 254
  39. Chapter XXXI. TREATIES WITH THE SEPARATE GERMAN STATES 275
  40. PART FIVE. AN INTERNATIONALIST
  41. Chapter XXXII. INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS 283
  42. Chapter XXXIII. PUBLICIST 288
  43. Chapter XXXIV. RECALL 295
  44. Chapter XXXV. A PRIVATE CITIZEN 298
  45. AN EPILOGUE OF CONTROVERSY 303
  46. APPENDICES
  47. I. WRITINGS OF HENRY WHEATON 311
  48. II. CASES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT IN WHICH HENRY WHEATON APPEARED AS COUNSEL 322
  49. III. THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE GERMAN CUSTOMS ASSOCIATION 325
  50. NOTES 329
  51. BIBLIOGRAPHY 375
  52. INDEX 399
Henry Wheaton, 1785-1848
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https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512814095-001

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. FOREWORD VII
  3. CONTENTS IX
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS XI
  5. PART ONE. A YOUNG AMERICAN
  6. Chapter I. ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 3
  7. Chapter II. EMBARKED ON A PROFESSIONAL CAREER 10
  8. Chapter III. A NEW VENTURE 18
  9. Chapter IV. HENRY WHEATON AND THE SUPREME COURT 26
  10. PART TWO. A LAWYER IN THE POLITICAL ARENA
  11. Chapter V. THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 39
  12. Chapter VI. THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY 44
  13. Chapter VII. A RETURN TO THE ASSEMBLY 55
  14. Chapter VIII. BACK TO WASHINGTON 63
  15. Chapter IX. ONE OF THE REVISERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE LAWS 71
  16. Chapter X. THE AFTERMATH 74
  17. PART THREE. CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES IN DENMARK
  18. Chapter XI. COPENHAGEN 81
  19. Chapter XII. WRITINGS ABOUT SCANDINAVIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE 87
  20. Chapter XIII. THE TREATY OF INDEMNITY 94
  21. Chapter XIV. VISITS TO FRANCE AND ENGLAND 106
  22. Chapter XV. OTHER DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS 112
  23. Chapter XVI. CONTEMPORARY EVENTS OUTLINED IN DESPATCHES 120
  24. Chapter XVII. WHEATON VS PETERS 124
  25. PART FOUR. ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY TO GERMANY
  26. Chapter XVIII. THE GERMAN CUSTOMS UNION 137
  27. Chapter XIX. THE ELEMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 145
  28. Chapter XX. ACCREDITED AS ENVOY 151
  29. Chapter XXI. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH THE ZOLLVEREIN 155
  30. Chapter XXII. TREATY WITH HANOVER 170
  31. Chapter XXIII. TOBACCO DUTIES 177
  32. Chapter XXIV. PARIS 1841–1842 187
  33. Chapter XXV. THE RIGHT OF SEARCH 197
  34. Chapter XXVI. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 215
  35. Chapter XXVII. THE TREATY WITH THE ZOLLVEREIN 227
  36. Chapter XXVIII. OPPOSITION TO THE TREATY 235
  37. Chapter XXIX. THE TREATY FAILS OF RATIFICATION 247
  38. Chapter XXX. THE FINAL FATE OF THE TREATY 254
  39. Chapter XXXI. TREATIES WITH THE SEPARATE GERMAN STATES 275
  40. PART FIVE. AN INTERNATIONALIST
  41. Chapter XXXII. INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS 283
  42. Chapter XXXIII. PUBLICIST 288
  43. Chapter XXXIV. RECALL 295
  44. Chapter XXXV. A PRIVATE CITIZEN 298
  45. AN EPILOGUE OF CONTROVERSY 303
  46. APPENDICES
  47. I. WRITINGS OF HENRY WHEATON 311
  48. II. CASES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT IN WHICH HENRY WHEATON APPEARED AS COUNSEL 322
  49. III. THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE GERMAN CUSTOMS ASSOCIATION 325
  50. NOTES 329
  51. BIBLIOGRAPHY 375
  52. INDEX 399
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